Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems

Published:2021-11-24 Issue:1 Volume:49 Page:
ISSN:1349-4147
Container-title:Tropical Medicine and Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Med Health

Author:

Uwishema Olivier^ORCID,Okereke Melody^ORCID,Onyeaka Helen^ORCID,Hasan Mohammad Mehedi^ORCID,Donatus Deocles,Martin Zebadiah,Oluwatomisin Lawal Abdulwahab,Mhanna Melissa,Olumide Adesipe Olaoluwa,Sun Jeffrey^ORCID,Adanur Irem

Abstract

AbstractEvery year, about 4 million cases and 143,000 deaths due to cholera are recorded globally, of which 54% were from Africa, reported in 2016. The outbreak and spread of cholera have risen exponentially particularly in Africa. Coupled with the recent emergence of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) in Africa, the local health systems are facing a double burden of these infectious diseases due to their cumulative impact. In this paper, we evaluate the dual impact of cholera and COVID-19 in Africa and suggest plausible interventions that can be put in place to cushion its impact.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s41182-021-00376-2.pdf

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